The acronym stands for Multi-Service Access Everywhere. What is this European-Commission funded project and why has such a project been undertaken at this level?
The ambitious project involves more than three dozen partners. Each has a specific task toward the overall goal of designing a network that is easy and cheap to operate as well as to use.
The New Zealand government got an early start with its broadband incentives resulting in a wide array of high-speed options that generate new services and solutions. One example is the broadband-enabled surgical bus that travels to rural areas.
More than 90% of the 18 000 residents in the Swedish town of Tranås have broadband access. And it is not just 1-2Mbps, but a speedy 100Mbps with a backbone of 2x1000Mbps. Community broadband has brought big benefits: employment jumped and many new businesses set up shop.
The overall objective of Multi Service Access Everywhere (MUSE) is ubiquitous delivery of broadband services to every European citizen. The project includes research and development of a future low-cost, full-service access edge network.
